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The 151st Preakness Stakes — the legendary “Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown” — races into history on Saturday, May 16, with a different look. For the first time in more than a century, the Preakness will not be held at the iconic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Instead, this year’s race moves temporarily […]
When it comes to dealing with the hustle and bustle of life, things can move fast, and you don’t even know where the time went. It can be a lot in this day and age to keep up with adulting, growing in your career, having hobbies, seeing your friends, meal planning, and breathing. Still, that’s […]
Raised in a deeply musical and spiritual household, Tone Stith’s journey began behind the drum kit in church at age three and expanded to include keys, production, and guitar by the time he reached adulthood. “Music really chose me,” he told EBONY. Yet, even with years of experience and acclaim, his album The Edge marks […]
There was a time when dogs in Black pop culture mostly existed in the background. Maybe chained up in rap videos. Maybe barked about in lyrics. Maybe sitting quietly in the corner of a sitcom living room. But now? Black celebrities are posting their dogs the same way people soft-launch relationships or newborn babies. Front-facing […]
For The War and Treaty, this is the secret ingredient behind their marriage, their music and now their return to the Academy of Country Music Awards. “Everything we do, we do with passion, whether it’s making love, arguing, making music or being on stage performing, and it just trickles into everything else that you do,” […]
The future looks a whole lot brighter for 2026 graduates after numerous public figures and celebrities committed to speaking at graduation commencement ceremonies across the country. With attacks on HBCU funding and curriculum shifts occurring throughout the school year, many have felt refreshed to see how many people in positions of influence are pouring into […]
NABJ Warns Trump’s Rhetoric Poses Threat To Press Freedom The National Association of Black Journalists and the Society of Professional Journalists issued statements warning that President Donald Trump’s actions and rhetoric represent an ongoing threat to press freedom. The groups said Trump’s continued attacks on journalists, including Black reporters, undermine First Amendment protections and contribute […]
There are few places on earth as immediately convincing as the beaches of Jamaica. Just three months before my trip to Negril’s Seven Mile Beach, Hurricane Melissa tore through parts of the Caribbean, leaving a path of destruction and chaos in her wake. My anxiety wasn’t really about whether the beach would still be pristine or whether the amenities would be up and running. I trusted […]
Cardi B had to remind Druski she’s Dominican. That’s the energy he’s about to bring to the 2026 BET Awards. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DRUSKI (@druski) In a new promo, BET Awards host Druski personally invited some of Hollywood’s biggest names to the upcoming ceremony by showing up at their […]
Every Memorial Day Weekend in Washington, D.C., there’s a very specific electricity in the air. Not the polished kind packaged for rainbow capitalism or the corporate floats rolling down Constitution Avenue. The real pulse starts after dark. It lives in the group chats booking last-minute Amtrak tickets. In the hotel mirror, selfies captioned “outside.” Everyone […]